Crime Stoppers offer reward for bank robbery suspect

New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the armed gunman who robbed an Albany County bank last week but may be hiding out in Rockland and Orange counties, officials said.

Victor A. Shear, 45, has been named as a suspect in the crime, which occurred at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Trustco Bank in Bethlehem, police said. He allegedly came into the bank, displayed a handgun and demanded money, police said. He is armed and dangerous, according to police, who last week issued an advisory to residents, including those in Stony Point and Haverstraw, asking them to be on the lookout for Shear.

He is white, has blue eyes and brown hair, stands 5-feet-6 and weighs 135 pounds.

Shear was last seen near Wildwood Ridge Road in Highland Falls, Orange County.

Anyone with information on Shear should call the hotline, 1-866-313-TIPS (8477)

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Crime Stoppers offer reward for bank robbery suspect

New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the armed gunman who robbed an Albany County bank last week but may be hiding out in Rockland and Orange

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